In vitro activity of the hydroethanolic extract and biflavonoids isolated from Selaginella sellowii on Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis

This study is the first phytochemical investigation of Selaginella sellowii and demonstrates the antileishmanial activity of the hydroethanolic extract from this plant (SSHE), as well as of the biflavonoids amentoflavone and robustaflavone, isolated from this species. The effects of these substances...

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Main Authors: Yasmin Silva Rizk, Alice Fischer, Marillin de Castro Cunha, Patrik Oening Rodrigues, Maria Carolina Silva Marques, Maria de Fátima Cepa Matos, Mônica Cristina Toffoli Kadri, Carlos Alexandre Carollo, Carla Cardozo Pinto de Arruda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2014-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762014000801050&lng=en&tlng=en